Flag of Latvia
A carmine red field with a narrow white horizontal band through the middle.
- Colours
- maroon
- white
- Region
- Europe
- Adopted
- 1990
What the flag of Latvia means
The carmine red flag with a white stripe goes back to a 13th-century chronicle describing a Latvian banner. Legend tells of a chieftain wrapped in a white sheet after he was wounded; where he lay, the sheet stayed white, and the rest was stained with his blood.
Where is Latvia?
Latvia is in Europe. The nearest countries in Battuta are Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus, Poland and Sweden. Find it yourself on the 3D globe in Waypoint: Europe.
Often confused with
Flags with similar colours
Test yourself
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Questions and answers
When was the flag of Latvia adopted?
The current flag of Latvia was adopted in 1990.
What colours are on the flag of Latvia?
The main colours of the flag of Latvia are maroon and white.
Which flags look like the flag of Latvia?
The flag of Latvia is often confused with the flags of Austria.